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Ongoing Support

Insight Ongoing Support Services provide continuous maintenance, monitoring, and optimisation for applications and cloud environments. Combining ITIL®-aligned processes with Agile delivery, we offer flexible SLA tiers, proactive incident management, and feature enhancements. Our dedicated or shared pods ensure resilience, compliance, and innovation, freeing your teams to focus on strategic priorities.

Features

  • SLA-Driven Support –Guaranteed response and resolution times for critical issues.
  • Dedicated Delivery Teams familiar with your systems for efficient support.
  • 24/7 Monitoring – Continuous oversight to ensure uptime and performance.
  • Regular updates, patching, and preventative measures.
  • Rapid troubleshooting and issue resolution using ITIL® best practices.
  • Performance Optimisation –Ongoing tuning for speed, scalability, and reliability.
  • Support aligned with agile development cycles for flexibility.
  • Scalable Model –Easily adjust support levels as business needs evolve.
  • Knowledge Transfer –Documentation and training to empower internal teams.

Benefits

  • Reliable, SLA-driven support ensures critical issues are resolved quickly.
  • Improved System Stability – Proactive maintenance reduces downtime and disruptions.
  • Enhanced Security – Continuous monitoring and vulnerability management protect data.
  • Optimised Performance – Regular tuning keeps applications fast and scalable.
  • Cost Efficiency – Preventative measures reduce expensive emergency fixes.
  • Business Continuity – 24/7 monitoring safeguards operations against unexpected failures.
  • Flexibility – Scalable support adapts to evolving business needs.
  • Faster Issue Resolution via dedicated teams familiar with your systems.
  • Compliance –Adherence to ITIL® and industry standards ensures regulatory alignment.
  • Knowledge Empowerment –Documentation and training strengthen internal capabilities.

Pricing

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

3 5 4 4 9 1 7 0 5 6 3 0 2 3 8

Contact

INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD Public Sector Tender Team
Telephone: 0344 846 3333
Email: pstenderteam@insight.com

About your service

Service categories

Cloud Support Services

Ongoing Support

  • Product support capabilities
  • Logging and management of incidents
  • Reporting and proactive results analysis
  • Dispatch of service technicians and/or parts
  • End user training coordination
  • Other

Service scope

Service constraints
N/A

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes
Support response times
Insight AI aims to provide prompt ticket responses based on agreed SLAs. For weekdays, initial replies are typically within 1–4 hours, ensuring issues are acknowledged quickly. Weekend support is available for critical incidents, though response times may vary depending on priority and contractual terms. For clients with 24-hour support agreements, Insight AI offers round-the-clock coverage, ensuring urgent tickets are addressed promptly regardless of time or day. While exact timings depend on the specific SLA, Insights governance model prioritises timely communication, escalation, and resolution to maintain service continuity and meet public sector expectations for reliability and responsiveness.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
No
Support levels
Insight AI Ongoing Support Services provides proactive, SLA-driven ongoing support designed to maintain, optimise, and enhance applications and cloud environments. Our approach goes beyond “keeping the lights on” by combining ITIL® best practices with Agile methodologies, ensuring flexibility and continuous improvement. Services include application monitoring, incident management, security updates, and performance optimisation, all delivered through dedicated delivery pods familiar with your systems.
Support Levels
Insight AI offers tiered support options:

Application Support – Covers maintenance, updates, and operational stability.
Stripe Integration Support – Specialised assistance for payment platform integration.
Dynamic Delivery Pod – A hybrid model providing SLA-driven support and outcome-driven feature delivery.

Pricing
Ongoing support pricing is predominantly T&M based on our GCloud framework rates and will vary depending on scope and complexity.
Dedicated Roles
Yes—Insight AI provides Technical Account Managers for strategic oversight and governance, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Additionally, Cloud Support Engineers deliver technical expertise for infrastructure management, troubleshooting, and optimisation. These roles guarantee smooth communication and technical excellence throughout the engagement.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Developed Vetting (DV)

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
No

Architecture roles

Business architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business architect £450.00 £225.00
Associate business architect £600.00 £300.00
Business architect £790.00 £395.00
Lead business architect £980.00 £490.00
Data architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data architect £600.00 £300.00
Senior data architect £790.00 £395.00
Chief data architect £980.00 £490.00
Enterprise architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Enterprise architect £790.00 £395.00
Senior enterprise architect £790.00 £395.00
Lead enterprise architect £980.00 £490.00
Principal enterprise architect £1,325.00 £662.50
Network architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate network architect £600.00 £300.00
Network architect £790.00 £395.00
Lead network architect £980.00 £490.00
Security architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Security architect £790.00 £395.00
Lead security architect £980.00 £490.00
Principal security architect £1,325.00 £662.50
Solution architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate solution architect £600.00 £300.00
Solution architect £790.00 £395.00
Senior solution architect £790.00 £395.00
Lead solution architect £980.00 £490.00
Principal solution architect £1,325.00 £662.50
Technical architect
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate technical architect £600.00 £300.00
Technical architect £790.00 £395.00
Senior technical architect £790.00 £395.00
Lead technical architect £980.00 £490.00
Principal technical architect £1,325.00 £662.50

Chief digital and data roles

Chief data officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief data officer £1,325.00 £662.50
Chief information security officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief information security officer £1,325.00 £662.50
Chief technology officer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Chief technology officer £1,525.00 £762.50

Cyber security roles

Cyber security audit and assurance
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Lead cyber security audit and assurance £1,325.00 £662.50
Principal cyber security audit and assurance £1,325.00 £662.50
Cyber security governance and risk management
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security governance and risk manager £980.00 £490.00
Lead cyber security governance and risk manager £790.00 £395.00
Principal cyber security governance and risk manager £980.00 £490.00
Cyber security monitoring
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security monitoring £600.00 £300.00
Lead cyber security monitoring £790.00 £395.00
Principal cyber security monitoring £1,325.00 £662.50
Cyber security incident response
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber incident response £600.00 £300.00
Lead cyber security incident response £980.00 £490.00
Principal cyber security incident response £1,325.00 £662.50
Cyber security vulnerability management
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security vulnerability management £600.00 £300.00
Lead cyber security vulnerability management £980.00 £490.00
Principal cyber security vulnerability management £1,325.00 £662.50
Cyber security digital forensics
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security digital forensics £600.00 £300.00
Lead cyber security digital forensics £1,325.00 £662.50
Principal cyber security digital forensics £1,325.00 £662.50
Cyber security testing
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security testing £600.00 £300.00
Lead cyber security penetration testing £980.00 £490.00
Principal cyber security testing £1,325.00 £662.50
Cyber security secure design
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate cyber security secure systems architecture and design £600.00 £300.00
Lead cyber security secure systems architecture and design £980.00 £490.00
Principal cyber security secure systems architecture and design £1,325.00 £662.50

Data roles

Analytics engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee analytics engineer £450.00 £225.00
Analytics engineer £600.00 £300.00
Senior analytics engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead analytics engineer £980.00 £490.00
Head of analytics engineering £980.00 £490.00
Data analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate analyst £600.00 £300.00
Data analyst £790.00 £395.00
Senior data analyst £980.00 £490.00
Principal data analyst £980.00 £490.00
Data engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data engineer £600.00 £300.00
Senior data engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead data engineer £980.00 £490.00
Head of data engineering £980.00 £490.00
Data ethicist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data ethics lead £790.00 £395.00
Head of data ethics £980.00 £490.00
Data governance manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Data governance manager £790.00 £395.00
Lead data governance manager £790.00 £395.00
Head of data governance £980.00 £490.00
Data scientist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee data scientist £450.00 £225.00
Associate data scientist £600.00 £300.00
Data scientist £790.00 £395.00
Principal data scientist £980.00 £490.00
Lead data scientist £980.00 £490.00
Head of data science £1,325.00 £662.50
Machine learning engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Senior machine learning engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead machine learning engineer £980.00 £490.00
Performance analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate performance analyst £600.00 £300.00
Performance analyst £790.00 £395.00
Senior performance analyst £980.00 £490.00
Lead performance analyst £980.00 £490.00
Head of performance analysis £1,325.00 £662.50

IT operations roles

Application operations engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate application operations engineer £600.00 £300.00
Application operations engineer £600.00 £300.00
Senior application operations engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead application operations engineer £790.00 £395.00
Principal application operations engineer £980.00 £490.00
Business relationship manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Business relationship manager £790.00 £395.00
Senior business relationship manager £980.00 £490.00
Lead business relationship manager £980.00 £490.00
Change and release manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Configuration analyst £600.00 £300.00
Change and release analyst £790.00 £395.00
Change and release manager £980.00 £490.00
Command and control centre manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Operations analyst £600.00 £300.00
Senior operations analyst £790.00 £395.00
Operational control manager £980.00 £490.00
Head of command and control £1,325.00 £662.50
End user computing engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate end user computing engineer £600.00 £300.00
End user computing engineer £790.00 £395.00
Senior end user computing engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead end user computing engineer £980.00 £490.00
Principal end user computing engineer £980.00 £490.00
IT service manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
IT service analyst £600.00 £300.00
IT service manager £790.00 £395.00
Senior IT service manager £980.00 £490.00
Head of IT service management £1,325.00 £662.50
Incident manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Incident manager £600.00 £300.00
Major incident manager £790.00 £395.00
Infrastructure engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate infrastructure engineer £600.00 £300.00
Infrastructure engineer £600.00 £300.00
Senior infrastructure engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead infrastructure engineer £980.00 £490.00
Principal infrastructure engineer £980.00 £490.00
Infrastructure operations engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate infrastructure operations engineer £600.00 £300.00
Infrastructure operations engineer £600.00 £300.00
Senior infrastructure operations engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead infrastructure operations engineer £980.00 £490.00
Principal infrastructure operations engineer £980.00 £490.00
Problem manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Problem analyst £600.00 £300.00
Problem manager £980.00 £490.00
Service desk manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service desk analyst £450.00 £225.00
Senior service desk analyst £600.00 £300.00
Service desk manager £790.00 £395.00
Head of service desk £980.00 £490.00
Service transition manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service acceptance analyst £600.00 £300.00
Service readiness analyst £600.00 £300.00
Service transition manager £790.00 £395.00
Lead service transition manager £980.00 £490.00

Product and delivery roles

Business analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Trainee business analyst £450.00 £225.00
Junior business analyst £600.00 £300.00
Business analyst £790.00 £395.00
Senior business analyst £980.00 £490.00
Lead business analyst £980.00 £490.00
Head of business analysis £1,325.00 £662.50
Delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate delivery manager £790.00 £395.00
Delivery manager £790.00 £395.00
Senior delivery manager £980.00 £490.00
Head of (Agile) delivery management £1,325.00 £662.50
Digital portfolio manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Digital portfolio analyst £600.00 £300.00
Digital portfolio manager £790.00 £395.00
Senior digital portfolio manager £980.00 £490.00
Head of portfolio £1,325.00 £662.50
Product manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate product manager £600.00 £300.00
Product manager £790.00 £395.00
Senior product manager £980.00 £490.00
Lead product manager £980.00 £490.00
Head of product £1,325.00 £662.50
Programme delivery manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Programme delivery manager £1,325.00 £662.50
Service owner
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Service owner £1,325.00 £662.50

Quality assurance testing (QAT) roles

Quality assurance testing (QAT) analyst
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (QAT) £450.00 £225.00
QAT analyst £600.00 £300.00
Senior QAT analyst £790.00 £395.00
Lead QAT analyst £980.00 £490.00
Test engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Tester (test engineer) £600.00 £300.00
Test engineer £600.00 £300.00
Senior test engineer £790.00 £395.00
Lead test engineer £980.00 £490.00
Test manager
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Test manager £790.00 £395.00
Head of test £980.00 £490.00

Software development roles

Development operations (DevOps) engineer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice DevOps engineer £450.00 £225.00
Junior DevOps engineer £600.00 £300.00
DevOps engineer £790.00 £395.00
Senior DevOps engineer £980.00 £490.00
Senior DevOps engineer - management £980.00 £490.00
Lead DevOps engineer £980.00 £490.00
Lead DevOps engineer - management £980.00 £490.00
Principal DevOps engineer £980.00 £490.00
Principal DevOps engineer - management £980.00 £490.00
Frontend developer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice frontend developer £450.00 £225.00
Junior frontend developer £600.00 £300.00
Frontend developer £790.00 £395.00
Senior frontend developer £980.00 £490.00
Lead frontend developer £980.00 £490.00
Head of frontend development £1,325.00 £662.50
Software developer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Apprentice developer £450.00 £225.00
Junior developer £600.00 £300.00
Developer £790.00 £395.00
Senior developer £980.00 £490.00
Senior developer - management £980.00 £490.00
Lead developer £790.00 £395.00
Lead developer - management £980.00 £490.00
Principal developer £790.00 £395.00
Principal developer - management £980.00 £490.00

User-centred design roles

Accessibility specialist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Junior accessibility specialist £600.00 £300.00
Accessibility specialist £790.00 £395.00
Senior accessibility specialist £980.00 £490.00
Head of accessibility £1,325.00 £662.50
Content designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate content designer £600.00 £300.00
Junior content designer £790.00 £395.00
Content designer £790.00 £395.00
Senior content designer £790.00 £395.00
Lead content designer £980.00 £490.00
Head of content design £1,325.00 £662.50
Content strategist
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Content strategist £980.00 £490.00
Graphic designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate graphic designer £600.00 £300.00
Junior graphic designer £600.00 £300.00
Graphic designer £790.00 £395.00
Senior graphic designer £980.00 £490.00
Lead graphic designer £980.00 £490.00
Head of graphic design £1,325.00 £662.50
Interaction designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate interaction designer £600.00 £300.00
Junior interaction designer £600.00 £300.00
Interaction designer £790.00 £395.00
Senior interaction designer £980.00 £490.00
Lead interaction designer £980.00 £490.00
Head of interaction design £1,325.00 £662.50
Service designer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate service designer £600.00 £300.00
Junior service designer £790.00 £395.00
Service designer £790.00 £395.00
Senior service designer £980.00 £490.00
Lead service designer £980.00 £490.00
Head of service design £1,325.00 £662.50
Technical writer
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Technical writer £980.00 £490.00
Lead technical writer £1,325.00 £662.50
User researcher
Role level UK Rate Offshore Rate
Associate user researcher £600.00 £300.00
Junior user researcher £790.00 £395.00
User researcher £980.00 £490.00
Senior user researcher £490.00 £490.00
Lead user researcher £1,325.00 £662.50
Head of user research £1,325.00 £662.50

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
Atlas
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
Saturday 13 April 2024
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
N/A
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
Atlas
ISO 9001 accreditation date
Tuesday 1 April 2025
What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
N/A
Quality management systems (QMS)
Yes
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
Be7ce590-de10-486e-8431-2e10891a8979
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
Cd8b1a78-44c7-4bb0-84d6-59a7506f3bba
Other security certifications
No

Social value

Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
    • Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
    • Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
    • Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
    • Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
    • Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
    • Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
    • Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
    • Plans for an appropriate income replacement policy for staff who are required to spend time away from work to care for a sick dependent or close relative

Service documents

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